Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-21
THE nARTENDER,s sroEY.

When l knowed him at first there was suthin'
A sort of a genial air,
That was every particular. pleasing;
And what you might call -debobnir.
I'm aware that expression Is Frenchy,
And highfalutln. perhaps,
Which accounts that l have the acquaintance
Ofseysral quality chaps.
And such is the way they converscs.
But. apeakin' of this here young man.
On a sort Of liberal plan;
Had give him good locks and good Language,
And manners expressive with VIM,
His belief in hisself, and that others
Was just as good fellows as him.
Well, this CLAP wasn't stuck up by no means,
an MSr I'm ,nc .hoSab 70 Dc pc ca easy III, put down;
Whenever he went around town.
He used to come in for his beverage r
Quite regular every night;
And l took a eonsid'able interest
In mixing the thing about right.
A judicious indulgence in liquids
1t ID nat'ral for me to admire;
But I'm free to admit that for some folks
They is p.son complete and entire;
For rum. though q cheerful companion,
Asa boss is the DEVILS own chum,
And this chap. l am sorry to state it.
Was toored in a wraHtle with rum.
For he got to increasin' his doses,
and took EN- more often. he did
And 10 growed on him faster and faster,
I'LL inter q bum Der he slid.
l was grieyed to observe this here Teller
A shown hisself down the grade,
And Ilectured him onto it sometimes,
At the risk of its ~injutin' trade.
At last he got thunderin' seedy,
And lost his respect for hisself,
And all his high notiora of honor
Was bundled away on the shelf,
But at times he WAS dreadful remorseful,
whenever he'd stop for to think,
And he'd swear to reform hisself frequent,
And end it by takin' a drink.
What saved that young Teller? A woman!
Che done it the singlerest way
Hs PANE into the bsrEoem one even,
And sot hisself down to a table,
With a terrible sorrowful face,
And he sat there a gronin' repeated,
And CALM hlBself q gone case.
He WAS thinkin', and thins.in,, and thinkin'.
And cnssip, hisself. and his fate,
And ended his tbinkin', as usual,
BY orderin' o Bourbon straight.
ds was holdin, the glass in his fingers
When into the place from the street
There came o young gal like q spirit,
With y face that Was wonderful sweet.
And she slided right up to tho table,
And took the glass gently away,
And she says to him, George. it is over;
1 am only o woman to-dayl
4 rejected you once in my anger,
Bus i come to you lowly and meek.
For I can't live without you, my darling,
! thought was strong, but I'm weak.
You are bound in q terrible bondage,
And / come, love, to share it with you;
In there shame in the deed? / can bear it,
For. at last, to ny love l am true;
II have turned from the home of my childhood
And l come to you, lover and friend,
Leaving comfort. contentment and honor,
And I'll stay till the terrible end.
Is there HUNGER and want In The fEture?
will share them with you and not shrink!
And together we'll join in the pleasures,
The woes. and the dangers of drinkln
iisil snr reIaes up sa= glass, firm and steady
But her face uRs as pale as the dead
Here's to wine, and the joys of carousaIB,
The songs, and The laughter" ahe said.
Then he riz up. his face like q tempest,
And took the glass out Of her hand,
And slung it away, stern and savage
And, l tell You. his MANNER was grand!
And he says. II have done with it, Nellie,
And IN tNr1 from the waysI have troa,
And III live to be worthy OF you, dear,
So help me o ,nerciful Godp'
What more was remarked, 10 needless
For me to attempt to relate;
1t was some time ago since it happened,
But the sequel is easy to state;
l seen that same Teller last Monday,
Lookin, nobby and hanson and game, q
de was wheeling q vehicle, gentlemen.
And . baby was into the same.
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